Saudi intelligence helps UAE thwart smuggling of 267,300 amphetamine pills

RIYADH — The Saudi Ministry of Interior aided the UAE’s National Anti-Narcotics Authority in thwarting an attempt to smuggle 267,300 amphetamine pills, according to intelligence provided by the General Directorate of Narcotics Control.

The ministry security spokesperson Brig. Gen. Talal Shalhoub said the operation was the result of proactive security monitoring of criminal networks involved in drug smuggling.

Shalhoub highlighted the ongoing cooperation between Saudi and UAE authorities in tracking and intercepting narcotics, noting that the successful operation reflects the high level of security coordination and integration between the two countries in combating transnational criminal networks.

He reaffirmed the Kingdom’s commitment to monitoring and countering criminal activities that threaten national security and target young people through drug trafficking, stressing that authorities will continue to thwart such schemes and arrest those involved to protect society from the dangers of narcotics.